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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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