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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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