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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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