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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around 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 courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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