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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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