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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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