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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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