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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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