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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important 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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