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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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