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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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