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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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