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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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