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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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