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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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