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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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