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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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