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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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