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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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