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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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