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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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