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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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