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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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