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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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