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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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