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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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