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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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