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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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