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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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