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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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