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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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