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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores 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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