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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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