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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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