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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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