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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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