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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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