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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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