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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education