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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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