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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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