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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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