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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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