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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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