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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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