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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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