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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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