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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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