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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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