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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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