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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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