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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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