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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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