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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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