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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of 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 customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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