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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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