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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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