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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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