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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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