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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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