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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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