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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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