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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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