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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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