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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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