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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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