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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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