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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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