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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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