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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this 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 educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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