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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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