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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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