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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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