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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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