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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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