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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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