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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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