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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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