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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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