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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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