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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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