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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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