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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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