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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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