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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum 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 subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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