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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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