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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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