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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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