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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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