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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models 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 institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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