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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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