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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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