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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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