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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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