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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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