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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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