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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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