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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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