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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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