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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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