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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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