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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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