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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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