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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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