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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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