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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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