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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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