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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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