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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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