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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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