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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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