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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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