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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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