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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 (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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