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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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