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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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