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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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