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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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