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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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