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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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