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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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