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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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