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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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