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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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