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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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