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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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