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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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