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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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