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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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