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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the 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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