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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models 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 institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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