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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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