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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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