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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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