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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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