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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also talks about 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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