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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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