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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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