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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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