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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business 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 educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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