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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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