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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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