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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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