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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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