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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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