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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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