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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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