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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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