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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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