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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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