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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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