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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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