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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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