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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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