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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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