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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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