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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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