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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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