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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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