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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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