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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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