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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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