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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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 lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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