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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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