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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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