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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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