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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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