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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major 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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