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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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