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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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