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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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