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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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