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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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