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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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