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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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