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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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