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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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