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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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