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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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