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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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