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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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