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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key 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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