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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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