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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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