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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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