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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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