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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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