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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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