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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models 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 manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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