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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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