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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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