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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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