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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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