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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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