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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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