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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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