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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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