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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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