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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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