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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important 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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