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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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