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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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