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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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