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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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