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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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