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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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