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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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