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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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