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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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