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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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