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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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