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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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