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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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