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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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