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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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