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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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