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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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