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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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