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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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