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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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