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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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