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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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