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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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