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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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