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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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