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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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