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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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