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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the 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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