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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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