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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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