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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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