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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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