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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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