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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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