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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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