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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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