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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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