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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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