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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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