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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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