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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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