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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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