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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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