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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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