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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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