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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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