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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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