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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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