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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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