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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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