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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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