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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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