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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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