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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business 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 participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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