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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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