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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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