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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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