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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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