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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers 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 assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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