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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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