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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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