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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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