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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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