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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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