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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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