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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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