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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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