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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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