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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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