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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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