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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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