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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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