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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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