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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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