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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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