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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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