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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What 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 optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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