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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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