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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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