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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important 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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