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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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