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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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