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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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