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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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