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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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