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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the gripping 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 interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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