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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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