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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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