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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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