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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses 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. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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