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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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