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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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