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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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