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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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