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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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