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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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