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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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