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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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