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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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