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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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