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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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