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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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