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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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