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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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