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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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