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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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