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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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