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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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