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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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