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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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