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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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