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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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