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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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