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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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