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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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