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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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