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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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