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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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