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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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