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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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