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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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