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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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