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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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