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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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