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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the 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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