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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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