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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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