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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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