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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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