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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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