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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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