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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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