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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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