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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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