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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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