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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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