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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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