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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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