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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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