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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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