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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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