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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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