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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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