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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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