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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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