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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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