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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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