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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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