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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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