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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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