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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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