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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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