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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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