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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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