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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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