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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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