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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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