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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the 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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