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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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