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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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