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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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