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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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