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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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