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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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