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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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