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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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