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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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