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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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