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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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