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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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