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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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