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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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