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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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