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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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