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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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