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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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