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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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