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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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