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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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