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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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