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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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