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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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