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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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