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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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