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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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