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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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