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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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