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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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