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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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