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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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