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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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