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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business 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 we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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