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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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