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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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