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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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