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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the 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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