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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the inspiring 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 studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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