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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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