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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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