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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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