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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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