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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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