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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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