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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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