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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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