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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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