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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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