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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates 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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