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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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