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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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