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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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