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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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