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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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