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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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