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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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