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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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