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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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