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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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