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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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