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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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