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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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