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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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