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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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