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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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