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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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