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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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