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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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