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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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