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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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