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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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