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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different 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 in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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