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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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