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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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