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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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