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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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