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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 massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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