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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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