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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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