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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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