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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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