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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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