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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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