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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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