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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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