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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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