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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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