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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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