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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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