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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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