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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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