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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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