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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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