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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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