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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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