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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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