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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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