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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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