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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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