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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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