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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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