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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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