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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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