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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches 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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