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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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