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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies 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 teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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