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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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