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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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