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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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