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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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