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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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