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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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