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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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