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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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