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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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