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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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