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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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