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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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