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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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