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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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