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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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