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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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