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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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