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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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