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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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