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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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