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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What 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 educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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