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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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