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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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