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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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