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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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