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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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