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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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