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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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