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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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