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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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