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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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