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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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