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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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