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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses 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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