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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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