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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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