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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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