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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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