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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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