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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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