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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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