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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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