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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes 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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