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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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