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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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