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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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