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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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